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Bason Botanic Gardens

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Bason Botanic Gardens

The Bason Botanic Gardens at Rapanui, 14 kilometres north-west of Whanganui, are a former 26-hectare dairy farm that has been extensively landscaped and developed. Some 70,000 bricks from Whanganui’s old Majestic Cinema were incorporated in the construction of a display centre and three conservatories.

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui places – West of Whanganui, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18946/bason-botanic-gardens (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 3 March 2009, updated 15 June 2015.